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2.5
Expansion slot
The barebone server comes with two PCIE slots - PCIE1 and PCIE2. These slots are pre-
installed with a riser card bracket and a butterfly riser card bracket for installing PCIE
expansion cards. You need to remove these expansion card brackets if you want to install
PCIE expansion cards.
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card to the PCIE1 slot
The pre-installed riser card bracket on the PCIE1 slot supports Full-Height (FH), Half-Length
(HL) PCIE x16 expansion cards.
To install a PCIE x16 (Gen3 x16 link), FH, HL card on the riser card bracket:
1.
Firmly hold the riser card bracket then pull it up to detach it from the PCIE x16 slot on
the motherboard.
2.
Remove the screw from the metal cover
(A) then remove the metal cover (B)
from riser card bracket.
3.
Get the PCIE expansion card.
4.
Install the PCIE expansion card to the
riser card bracket (A) then secure the
expansion card with a screw (B).
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PCIE x16 slot
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